Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by 7 points in New Hampshire

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New Hampshire is feeling the Bern. The latest survey from Public Policy Polling shows Bernie Sanders leading the 2016 Democratic field in the Granite State, with 42 percent to Hillary Clinton's 35 percent. (Jim Webb, ever an afterthought, trails them both at 6 percent.)

That's a massive shift in the socialist senator's favor since PPP last took the temperature of this key primary state in April. Back then, Clinton seemed to be crushing everyone.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.